Voluntary aided school · Warrington

St Alban's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111307URN

84 Bewsey Road, Bewsey, Warrington, WA5 0JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

38 applications for 22 places · 44th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Warrington median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 2.1; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 1.9; Warrington median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Warrington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2025	15	34	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2024	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2023	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2022	28	42	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2021	19	30	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2020	10	20	2.0	9	0.90
Sep 2019	28	51	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2018	28	47	1.7	23	0.82
Sep 2017	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	63	2.1	20	0.67
Sep 2015	30	61	2.0	25	0.83
Sep 2014	30	58	1.9	19	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 66% · Maths 62% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%52nd of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	3%	106	103
2023/24	48%	10%	105	105
2022/23	63%	3%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Warrington

Remains Good2024
Bewsey Lodge Academy
0.6 km · Warrington

Good2021

1.7applications per place
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Warrington

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Warrington

Good2024
Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery
1.4 km · Warrington

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Westbrook Old Hall Primary School
1.4 km · Warrington

2026

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Beamont Primary School
1.6 km · Warrington

Good2022

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Latchford St James CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111307 · 877/3402
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 84 Bewsey Road, Bewsey, Warrington, WA5 0JS
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources